
Carlesimo out as Nets coach after playoff ouster
After spending $350 million to upgrade their roster last summer, the Brooklyn Nets will start this offseason by looking for a coach. The Nets ...

Bulls beat Nets 99-93 in Game 7
Joakim Noah climbed over the baseline seats, his foot that hurt so much two weeks ago that he feared he couldn't play looking pain-free as he embraced ...

Nets, banged-up Bulls ready for Game 7 in Brooklyn
Time for the Nets' biggest game in Brooklyn. The Nets have brought their first-round series against Chicago to a Game 7, a victory away from equaling ...

Nets beat Bulls 95-92, force Game 7
The Brooklyn Nets wiped out their deficit. Now, they will try and finish off an improbable comeback. The Nets are one win away from overcoming a 3-1 ...

Bulls will try again to finish off Nets
The Chicago Bulls had a chance to put away the Brooklyn Nets. Instead, they stumbled. Their first-round series shifts back to Chicago for Game 6 on ...

Nets top Bulls 110-91, trim series deficit to 3-2
The Nets were not ready for it to be over. Not the series. Certainly not their first season in Brooklyn. "We didn't want it to end. Nobody in this ...

Nets win 110-91, cut Bulls' lead to 3-2
Flourishing instead of fading in the fourth quarter, the Nets extended their first season in Brooklyn. They need one more victory to set up the ...

Robinson surge leads Bulls past Nets in triple OT
The Chicago Bulls were down and just about out in this one. Go figure, Nate Robinson led them back. Robinson scored 34 points, and Chicago wiped out ...

Boozer helps Bulls beat Nets 79-76 in Game 3
Every play near the basket looked like a traffic accident. There were long scoreless stretches. Shooting from outside was a dicey proposition. It was ...

Bulls shut down Nets 90-82, even series at 1-1
Joakim Noah gave a meek smile, looking as if he was hiding either the truth or the pain. Asked how his sore right foot felt, he replied ...

Nets crush Bulls in first playoff game in Brooklyn
The Brooklyn blackout was a blowout. Ripping apart the vaunted Chicago Bulls defense during an impressive second quarter, the Nets punctuated their ...

Williams hits 11 3s, scores 42 as Nets top Wizards
Deron Williams sensed the disappointment from the crowd, strange as it seemed given how well he played. He gave the ball to the open man — just what ...

Williams' 11 3s, 42 points lead Nets past Wizards
Deron Williams already had five 3-pointers in less than five minutes when he pulled up in transition well behind the line, just to see how hot he ...

Davis skips OKC trip with shoulder sprain
No. 1 draft pick Anthony Davis did not travel with the New Orleans Hornets for Wednesday night's game at Oklahoma City, and guard Eric Gordon was also ...

Johnson's OT buzzer-beater lifts Nets past Bucks
Joe Johnson came through twice with big shots and helped the Brooklyn Nets end a long losing streak to the Milwaukee Bucks. Johnson hit a tying ...

Without Williams, Nets rally, beat Pacers in OT
The Brooklyn Nets made it through one game without Deron Williams. They're hoping they won't have to play this way much more. By getting the ball ...

Short-handed Lakers beat Nets 92-83
Kobe Bryant would have liked to celebrate more, maybe gloat about that highlight-reel dunk, but there were bigger concerns. Dwight Howard couldn't ...

SUPER BOWL WATCH: Beyonce, avocados, practice
Around Super Bowl XLVII and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the ...

Heat blow out Nets in 2nd half, win 105-85
LeBron James arrived in Brooklyn to an unfriendly welcome from the Nets' Reggie Evans, who downplayed Miami's title and James' talents. Bad idea, ...

Brook Lopez replaces Rondo in All-Star game
Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez has been chosen to replace the injured Rajon Rondo on the Eastern Conference All-Star team. Commissioner David Stern ...

Duncan gets 14th NBA All-Star nod; 2 Bulls chosen
Tim Duncan was selected to his 14th All-Star game, Spurs teammate Tony Parker is joining him, and the Chicago Bulls also had two reserves chosen ...

Nets beat Knicks to split four-game series
Joe Johnson and the Nets left Madison Square Garden for the last time this regular season, even with the Knicks in the series and right behind them ...

Carlesimo has Prokhorov's trust and a win in debut
Skiing in Canada is postponed. Mikhail Prokhorov's new agenda calls for lunch with his basketball coach. Prokhorov can always reschedule his vacation.

Net loss: Brooklyn fires coach Avery Johnson
Coach of the month in November, out of a job by New Year's. The Brooklyn Nets have elevated expectations this season, and a .500 record wasn't good ...

Rondo leads Celtics past Nets 93-76
Rajon Rondo lost his cool, and any chance at history, in the second quarter when Boston last met Brooklyn. This time, the second period featured some ...